Hi All,

Am very new to SQL Server Clusttering ??  I have less knowledge in this area nor i got any chance to work on it which involves
resources , resource groups , storage (SAN) etc....

If am a fresher / or a new comer to SQL Admin area what questions can be asked to test the knowlege on sql clusttering??

Is that mandatory to have hands on experience on what is sql clusttering and failover happens in sql clusttering??

Recently, i have attended some interviews and am able to answer to types and some concepts on clusttering. I don't exactly know what they
are expecting from the a Jr.DBA on this regard???

Can anyone share there thoughts on this ?

Thanks in Advance.

Well, the title pretty much says it all.  I'm installing SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition on Windows 8.1 Pro.  The installation uses domain service accounts for all the services.  The installation progress well until the end.  Then, I get the following message:

Updating permission setting for folder C:\Windows\Temp failed.  The folder permission setting were supposed to be set to (and an ACL list followed by what looked like a object sid).

I'm running setup as administrator.

I tried to manually set the permissions, but that's not working (access is denied).  I also turned off user account control and hit retry.  That failed to.

So, before I go in there and take ownership of everything on the C drive, and grant myself full control over every file on the computer, I thought I ask for what I'm "supposed" to do.  I'm not going to tolerate this file control crap for very long.  I have better things to do.

I apologize if I chose incorrect forum, but couldn't find suitable one.

Here's my question. Can private customer (i.e. not organization) purchase Developer Edition of SQL Server? Thanks beforehand.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Is it possible to have two SQL Server instances, one 2008 R2 and another 2012, to run on the same machine with both having filestream enabled?

I tried to setup this in local dev machine with express editions and I can get the services running. But when I try to read a filestream from the 2008 R2 instance, I get a ArgumentException.

The path in both instance looks alright.

SQL Server 2008 R2

\\DEVMC\MSSQLSERVER\v1\TESTDB\dbo\coreFileStore\fileData\525F2031-8D8C-45FF-8386-E1DD5F11C960

SQL Server 2012

\\DEVMC\EXPRESS2012\v1\TESTDB12\dbo\coreFileStore\fileData\525F2031-8D8C-45FF-8386-E1DD5F11C960

Is there any magical setting which could make it work in both instances or is just simply not do-able?

Hi ,

I m trying to install sql server 2014 express edition but the installation process got stuck in between Install_VSTMPack_Cpu32_Action :RollbackCleanup. Removing Backup Files and nothing is showing no error message i can see in event viewer,

Requesting you to please help me in installing the software.

Requesting you to please reply or write back to me on my email id krishnakant.gaud@iycon.com

Hello,

I created a local domain user account to assign for SQL services. But I'm still missing the steps to assign this user the required privileges. Windows SBS 2008

Can someone be kind enough to post a step by step procedure to assign the required permissions and privileges for a domain account to be used for the SQL Services?

Thank you in advance.

I have MS SQL 2008 R2 Developer, MS SQL 2014 Express, MS SQL 2014 Developer, Visual Studio 3013 Community & Visual Studio 3015 Community

I also installed MSDT & BI templates for Visual Studio 3013

Operation system Windows 8.1 x64 Pro

I have never installed MS SQL 2012 but I found out SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3 as optional update.  When I tried to install it I got a Code 84B30002. 

When I opened list of installed products I found out following products

Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Command Line Utilities

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data-Tier Up framework

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data-Tier Up framework (x64)

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express local DB

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects (x64)

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client

Microsoft SQL Server 2012  Setup (English)

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Compiler Service

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL ScriptDom

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Language Service

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Language Service

Microsoft SQL Server data Tools 2012

Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012

Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012 (x64)

It is possibly that it was installed with Visual Studio 3013 Community

What I would have to install manually or not install at all (hide this update)?

P.S. I checked when this stuff has been installed - it happened partially when I installed VS 2013 community and some stuff came with MS SQL 2014 Developer


P.P.S.  I tried to run this update manually and got following message:

"There are no SQL Server instances or shared features that can be updated on this computer"

Of course I have never installed MS SQL 2012 on my own.  Moreover there were ~8 Gb download @ Windows Updates.  At the same time there are x64 version - 1.0 Gb & x86 version - 732 Mb

I am running SQL Server 2012 Express 64-bit (SP2 CU9) on Windows 8.1 Pro. Application of SP3 failed. The GUI shows:

The process appeared to run to completion and then fail at the very end, apparently because it could not start the instance. From the Windows Application Event Log:
Faulting application name: sqlservr.exe, version: 2011.110.6020.0, time stamp: 0x5626ed31
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.3.9600.18007, time stamp: 0x55c4c341
Exception code: 0xe06d7363
Fault offset: 0x000000000000871c
Faulting process id: 0xeb4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d14003da18532c
Faulting application path: c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 181d161a-abf7-11e5-821d-00a0d1ad0b0b
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

From the SP3 setup summary log:
Overall summary:
  Final result:                  The patch installer has failed to update the following instance: SQLEXPRESS. To determine the reason for failure, review the log files.
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2061893607

Instance SQLEXPRESS overall summary:
  Final result:                  The patch installer has failed to update the shared features. To determine the reason for failure, review the log files.
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2061893607

When I tried to start SQL Server manually like this:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn>sqlservr -c -s SQLEXPRESS
I got this:
2015-12-26 13:06:59.79 Server      Error: 17311, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2015-12-26 13:06:59.79 Server      SQL Server is terminating because of fatal ex
ception c06d007e. This error may be caused by an unhandled Win32 or C++ exceptio
n, or by an access violation encountered during exception handling. Check the SQ
L error log for any related stack dumps or messages. This exception forces SQL S
erver to shutdown. To recover from this error, restart the server (unless SQLAge
nt is configured to auto restart).
2015-12-26 13:06:59.89 Server      Using 'dbghelp.dll' version '4.0.5'
2015-12-26 13:06:59.96 Server      **Dump thread - spid = 0, EC = 0x000000000000
0000
2015-12-26 13:06:59.96 Server      ***Stack Dump being sent to c:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\LOG\SQLDump0072.txt

By the way, uninstalling SP3 does return the system to the previous (SP2 CU9) working state. I have done it at least twice but I will leave my broken SP3 in place while I (hopefully) resolve this issue with your help.

What do I do next? In particular, what should I do with the stack dump?

Hello
I have a SQL server and I want to install another SQL Server with the same settings
Is it possible to spend INI file and path to install the new SQL server?

thanks 

Hi!

I'm trying to repair an SQL 2008 instance, but it the middle of the process i get this error:

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

C:\Windows\Installer\3a47159.msi.

I don't know what file this is (or referring), and on the Internet there is nothing about it.

(i used this tutorial and in the output file doesn't appear nothing related to this missing file: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/969052)

Any ideas?!

Thanks!

We have recently migrated one of our server to SQL2014 . We have a total of 16 processors in this server, but we are able to use only 4 processors.  When tried to select more processors we are getting an error

Affinity Mask specified is greater than the number of CPU's Supported or licensed on this edition of sql server. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error:5833)

Seems that only 4 processors are online the rest of them are offline. 

Any ideas on how to bring the remaining processors online

VenkatRaju K

I am doing a "side by side" install of SQL 2012 BI and SQL 2012 Standard. After the installation of Standard, I am receiving this error when opening Management Studio:

I must have screwed up the licensing when installing the second instance of SQL 2012.

I attempted a "aide by side" installation of SQL 2012 BI and SQL 2012 Standard. There were a few errors during the install, but the installation completed. SQL BI is still working, but SQL Standard will not start and I cant access SQL Management Studio.  This is the installation log:

Overall summary:
  Final result:                  Failed: see details below
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2058420221
  Start time:                    2015-12-30 12:49:56
  End time:                      2015-12-30 15:10:12
  Requested action:              Install

Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
  Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.

Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  E-AUTOMATE
  Machine processor count:       8
  OS version:                    Future Windows Version
  OS service pack:              
  OS region:                     United States
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x64
  Process architecture:          64 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No

Product features discovered:
  Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
  SQL Server 2012      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER            Database Engine Services                 1033                 Business Intelligence Edition 11.0.2100.60    No         Yes      
  SQL Server 2012      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER            SQL Server Replication                   1033                 Business Intelligence Edition 11.0.2100.60    No         Yes      
  SQL Server 2012                                                          Management Tools - Basic                 1033                 Business Intelligence Edition 11.0.2100.60    No         Yes      
  SQL Server 2012                                                          Management Tools - Complete              1033                 Business Intelligence Edition 11.0.2100.60    No         Yes      

Package properties:
  Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2012
  ProductName:                   SQL Server 2012
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       11
  Installation location:         C:\Share\SW_DVD9_SQL_Svr_Standard_Edtn_2012w_SP3_64Bit_English_MLF_X20-66838\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          Standard

  Slipstream:                    True
  SP Level                       3

Product Update Status:
  Success: KB 3072779

Product Updates Selected for Installation:
  Title:                         Service Pack 3
  Knowledge Based Article:       KB 3072779
  Version:                       11.3.6020.0
  Architecture:                  x64
  Language:                      1033

  Update Source:                 Slipstream

User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        Install
  ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      false
  AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\SQLAgent$MSSQLSERVER2
  AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
  ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
  ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
  ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
  ASDATADIR:                     Data
  ASLOGDIR:                      Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
  ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Automatic
  CLTCTLRNAME:                   <empty>
  CLTRESULTDIR:                  <empty>
  CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
  CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
  CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
  COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
  COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
  COMMFABRICPORT:                0
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151230_124615\ConfigurationFile.ini
  CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
  CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                <empty>
  CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               <empty>
  CTLRUSERS:                     <empty>
  ENABLERANU:                    false
  ENU:                           true
  ERRORREPORTING:                false
  FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, SNAC_SDK
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  HELP:                          false
  IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER2
  INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER2
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
  MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            <empty>
  MATRIXNAME:                    <empty>
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         false
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
  ROLE:                          <empty>
  RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
  RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
  RSSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  RSSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  SAPWD:                         *****
  SECURITYMODE:                  SQL
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQL$MSSQLSERVER2
  SQLSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
  SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           ACE\adm1n$, ACE\aceadmin
  SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQMREPORTING:                  true
  TCPENABLED:                    1
  UIMODE:                        Normal
  UpdateEnabled:                 true
  UpdateSource:                  Slipstream
  X86:                           false

  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151230_124615\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
  Status:                        Passed

  Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
  Status:                        Passed

  Feature:                       Database Engine Services
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x854F0003
  Error description:             Registering performance counters for service 'SQLAgent$MSSQLSERVER2' instance 'SQLAgent$MSSQLSERVER2' failed.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.6020.0&EvtType=0x476BF04A%400xDC80C325&EvtType=0x476BF04A%400xDC80C325
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x851A0019
  Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.6020.0&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025

  Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x851A0019
  Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.6020.0&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025

  Feature:                       SQL Browser
  Status:                        Passed

  Feature:                       SQL Writer
  Status:                        Passed

  Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity
  Status:                        Passed

  Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
  Status:                        Passed

Rules with failures:

Global rules:

Scenario specific rules:

Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151230_124615\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

I am getting the impression I need to reinstall SQL.  The installer won't run and the Windows Uninstaller won't run, either.

Context: Creating an installation package for a windows app that uses SQL Express.  Using WIX.  In general, the WIX setup files are working, just the SQL install failed so I fell back to running the .msi directly and that also fails.

I have the same error as in this forum post: How do I install SQL Express 2014 LocalDB on Windows 8.1?  The answers on that post have not led me to the issue and I haven't really made any headway on other forums.  The error message is:

"Installation of this product failed because it is not supported on this operating system.  For information on supported configurations, see the product documentation."

The installation target is a Hyper-V guest machine as follows: 2G RAM, 14.5 GB free on the C: drive, 2.5 GHz CPU.  I turned .NET 3.5 on.

I used a .msi file from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42299 and selected "LocalDB 32BIT\SqlLocalDB.msi".

I have a hard time believing it's not supported on a VM since that is such a logical place to test applications using SQL express.

One of my problems is not even seeing a log file.  The location in Program files doesn't exist and I don't know where else to look.

Update after initial post:  So this link suggests SQL Express 2014 won't work in virtualized machines other than on servers, but I'm assuming that limitation is for the Hyper-V host, not the guests.  Also, at the Microsoft link above I downloaded this install file, Express 32BIT\SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe, and that worked just fine, including from within the WIX install package as part of the install chain/bundle.  so clearly SQL Express works just fine. But that's not what we would want to use for an end user is it?  Don't we just want the light-weight LocalDB package?  So I think I've isolated my real question as stated above, why doesn't the simple SQL 2014 Express LocalDB .msi file install?

And with regard to virtualization, isn't testing apps on VM's the desired and acceptable practice?